This 1/72 model represents a T-34 fighting on the horrific Leningrad Front
in 1943. The tank is fitted with a cast turret, but it doesn’t possess the standard
coat of green-colored paint found on most Soviet armored vehicles of the time.
Instead it has a sand-colored camouflage overspray pattern that makes the model
stand out. The collector’s piece has been carefully and professionally assembled
and painted to make it as realistic as possible. An appropriate amount of weathering
has been applied using a dry-brush painting technique. It was tanks like this
that put up such a spirited defense in the face of appalling conditions in Leningrad.

Perhaps the second most lethal battle in world history, the Siege of Leningrad
lasted from September 8, 1941 till January 27, 1944. When it comes to the number
of deaths caused by the German siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), most
commentators settle on a figure of around 1.1 million. The chief cause of death
was due to starvation and exposure. The Russian defenders resisted for 872 days,
while the German army continued to shell it with artillery. Dragon Armor has
released a scale model portraying a veteran of the siege - a T-34/76 Mod.1942
tank.